After beta-testing online reward ticket bookings for a while, Philippine Airlines is now rolling it out for all members of its loyalty program Mabuhay Miles. You will also be able to book flexible award tickets for any available seat and use miles & cash options, if you don’t have enough miles for a ticket. Online […]
WOW Air, the Icelandic low-cost carrier (LCC) has been in the news for the financial trouble. Now, they are making news with super-low fares. You can book fares as low as $49 from the US to Europe. But those headline fares are not available on your return, but you can still score round-trip fares under
Updated 2019: Philippine Airlines, like a growing number of carriers, allows you to bid to upgrade from your paid Economy Class to Business Class. Find out how you can upgrade your economy flight and enjoy more space and better food onboard, as well as priority check-in, boarding and luggage. And get my take whether it
The bad news for award travelers keep rolling in – Singapore Airlines announced “enhancements” to their loyalty program Krisflyer. That’s a dreaded term for all frequent travelers, as it usually means small improvements meant to hide a big devaluation of the program. The same is true here – the program receives some long over due
EVA Airlines was launched in 1989 as the second airline of Taiwan and has since become a 5-star airline known for its good product and service. As a StarAlliance member with good connections from the US or Europe to Asia, they are worth checking out! Find out all you need to know about their destinations,
The rewards and loyalty program of EVA Airlines is called “Infinity Mileagelands”. EVA Air is a 5-star premium airline, a member of StarAlliance and a transfer partner of a number of credit card programs, including Citibank’s ThankYou points and CapitalOne Venture miles. Yet their reward program has received little attention from frequent travelers and miles
I’ve been a member in Singapore Airline’s Kris Flyer rewards program since i lived in Singapore. But it’s worth being a member, even if you don’t live there – and I still am: You can not only earn miles by flying on other StarAlliance carriers, like Lufthansa or United, but also by transferring points from
UPDATED 2018: AirAsia is the world’s favorite low-cost carrier and has its own rewards program called Air Asia BIG. From it’s humble beginnings as a way to earn points on flights, AirAsia BIG has expanded to add benefits for frequent travelers, and more options to earn and redeem AirAsia rewards for flights and with partners! So, how good
Avianca, the flag carrier of Columbia, is the second largest airline in Latin America and has the most destinations on the continent. Their CyberWeek promotion offers to purchase up to 200,000 award miles with a bonus of 140%, for a grand total of up to 480,000 miles – enough to travel the world in First
Hong Kong might not be celebrating Thanksgiving, but that won’t stop Cathay Pacific from launching a Black Friday Promotion for flights from the US to Asia. You can get $1,000 off Business Class and $500 off Premium Economy tickets for round-trip flights to select destinations. Business Class starts as low as $2,334 from Seattle to
Alaska Airlines launched another sale for their Alaska MileagePlan rewards program, offering a 40% bonus when purchasing miles. This can be a great opportunity to fly Cathay Pacific Airlines in Business or First Class for a fraction of the cash price or on one of Alaska’s other partner airlines – but make sure you check
Singapore Airlines is my favorite airline and the World’s Best Airline of 2018 and that quality usually comes at a price. Right now, members of the Kris Flyer award program can get deeply discounted award tickets on select routes as part of the Spontaneous Escapes promotion including long-haul flights to San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, London